Marks & West, PA

At Marks & West we specialize in solutions to high conflict and financially complex divorce and family law problems, through litigation, mediation and collaborative law. Our clients demand exceptional knowledge, judgment, advocacy and the utmost discretion. Outside the box thinking plus diligence and care has earned us an AV rating for the highest ethical standards and legal ability for more than

25 years. Founding Partner Evan Marks is an AV rated attorney with 35 years of courtroom experience. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Florida Bar and a Member of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Formerly President of the Collaborative Family Law Institute of South Florida, former President of the Florida Bar Family Law Section, and a former President of the First Family Law Inn of Court, he taught for thirteen years at the Florida Bar Family Law Section's Certification Review Course, in addition to being recognized as a distinguished faculty member at the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies. Managing Partner Carolyn West is an AV rated attorney with 30 years of experience exclusively in family law, including appeals in the Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. She is a Member of the Family Law Section and the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association and the Family Law and Appellate Law sections of the Florida Bar. She is trained in Collaborative Law and is a member of the U.S.